$552 —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $552
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tweed Heads South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Tweed Heads South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Tweed Heads South earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals fall far below both state and national figures.
$949
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- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tweed Heads South — lower than 99% of areas.
| Tweed Heads South | $949 |
|---|---|
| 2486, NSW | $1,278 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,350, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Individual and household earnings are also among the lowest for similar areas, though weekly personal income rose $79 since 2016 to reach $552.
$949 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: $786
- 2021: $949
Median total household income per week.
$1,350 —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $1,350
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Just 3.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, though this is up 1.7 points from 2016.
3.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.9%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Tweed Heads South, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tweed Heads South, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031552/tweed-heads-south/topic/income